When Rumple woke up he was curled around Belle and they were both lying naked in his bed. He remembered that he'd spirited them to his bed the night before after he'd promised her that he'd sleep with her again. He did not remember removing their clothing.

His cock was fully erect and pressing into her back. His arms were wrapped around her waist and he could see her breasts heaving. His cock hardened more at the sight of her breasts. He was obsessed with them. He wanted to touch them and suck on them. He gave into the temptation and cupped them in his hands. Belle sighed contentedly and nestled closer against him. He whimpered. His cock was throbbing and he wanted to put it in her.

He began to gently tease her nipples with his fingers. He watched as they hardened under his touch. It excited him to watch himself touching her. He put his mouth on her shoulder and sank his teeth into it. He was terrified that he had hurt her when she let out a muffled cry, but when she reached up and raked her fingers through his hair, exposing her breasts further to him, he knew that was not the case.

He felt his cock growing more rigid at the sight of her fully exposed breasts. He continued to tease her nipples with his index fingers and thumbs, delighting in the hard little peaks that they were forming. His mouth was watering to be on them.

Belle squirmed and whimpered in response to his touches. She stretched out her whole body. "Touch all of me."

Rumple whimpered again. Belle's desire to be touched by him excited him more than anything. He kissed her shoulder and the back of her neck while running his hands down her sides to her waist and then over her hips. He hesitated a moment before cupping her butt in his hands. "Mmmm… that feels good." Belle purred.

Rumple groaned. He pushed his cock against her butt so that she could feel how excited he was. He wanted her to touch him. "Belle…"

"What do you want? Tell me." She turned to face him.

His fingers went immediately to her breasts again, followed by his tongue and mouth. He licked them until they were hard again and then gently sucked each one into his mouth. His cock was throbbing.

"Belle…"

"What is it Rumple? Tell me."

He piled the pillows against the headboard and made her lean back against them. Then he stretched out sideways so that she could cradle his head in her arm as he sucked on her breasts the way he had the night before. He took her free hand and pushed it down near his cock. He wanted her to stroke him while her nipples were in his mouth. He needed that and he needed it now.

Belle wrapped her hand around his cock and slowly ran it up and down the shaft, stopping at the head to tease the opening with her thumb. Rumple gasped and bucked his hips. He knew it wouldn't take much for him to come. He clamped onto her nipple with his mouth and sucked hungrily on her as he thrust wildly into her hand. She increased her pace, sensing what he wanted from the way he was thrusting and sucking on her. Intense desire was pooling between her legs. She could feel that her clit was swollen and throbbing and needed desperately to be touched. She moaned and writhed trying to find some contact to help alleviate her need. Suddenly his body stiffened and his seed poured out of him. He clamped on tighter to her nipple as he came and the sensation was almost enough to make her come.

"Belle…" He looked up at her as he gently licked her to help soothe her after his rather enthusiastic attentions to her body. She leaned down and kissed his forehead.

"Was that good Rumple?" She kissed him again.

"Yes… that was perfect, Belle." He kissed her breasts tenderly. "Your breasts are so beautiful."

Belle was already aroused, but his words and kisses made the throbbing between her legs worse. She squirmed under him and made little sounds. He adjusted the pillows again so that she could lean back comfortably against them. Then he opened her legs so that he could kneel between them. She opened them wider for him. He could smell her arousal and he could see how wet she was. It made his cock stir again.

"Mmmmm…." He loved the sounds she made instead of speaking to him. He gently pulled her folds apart so that he could look at her. She whimpered and moaned. He put his lips gently on her clit and tenderly kissed her where he knew she liked to be touched. She let out a sharp gasp and pressed herself against him. "Rumple…" He smiled. He continued to kiss her, each time drawing her into his mouth to suck gently on her. She emitted a series of cries and pants in response and he knew she liked what he was doing. "Don't stop… please…." She sounded desperate and it made his cock harden. He continued to suck on her until she grasped his head in her hands and pushed him down further against her. He increased his pressure and pace and her whole body spasmed as she cried out her release. She sank back and he put his hand over her. She seemed to like that too.

He looked up at her with a self-satisfied grin on his face.

She couldn't hide her smile from him. "You did good." She ran her fingers through his hair again. He moved up next to her and pulled her on top of him. She liked the fact that he was getting bolder and more sure of himself every day.

He urged her to lean forward so that he could kiss the base of her throat and the tops of her breasts.

"That feels so good, Rumple. I like it when you touch me and put your mouth on me…." Then she paused. "… and when you kiss me."

He could feel his cock stirring. He couldn't explain it, but he had an overwhelming need to touch her and to kiss her. He needed to put his hands and mouth on every inch of her body. He wanted to know how she'd respond every time he touched her, or mouthed her or bit her on a different part of her body. And he suddenly wanted to kiss her more than he wanted to do anything.

"Did I hurt you?" He had moved his head up and was licking the spot where he had dug his teeth into her skin.

Belle ran both hands through his hair. "No…" Her voice was a whisper. "It excited me when you bit me."

A moan caught in his throat. His cock was completely erect again.

"Mmmmm…." Belle voiced her pleasure. "You can do anything you'd like to me."

Rumple's whole body responded to her words. He wanted her to do anything she wanted to him too. He craved her hands and mouth on him. He wanted her to bite him. He wanted her to kiss him. He'd never felt such an aching need for physical contact in his life. He felt weak and desperate.

He pulled her down so that her head was resting against his chest. "I love touching you, Rumple." She said it as though she had read his mind. She ran her hands over his chest and then she raised her head and licked his nipples with her tongue. His reaction was quick and intense. He jerked at the sensation.

"I-I'm sorry." Belle moved away.

He whimpered at the loss of contact with her. "Don't stop. I liked that." He pushed her head back down on him. He decided this was the best time to share his decision with her. "I want you to sleep with me every night for now on… and you can touch me any way you'd like." He tried to sound nonchalant, as though this whole idea was just some business arrangement, but his voice betrayed him.

Belle giggled. "I think you're blushing, Rumple."

He was mortified. He was afraid that she was right. "I don't blush, Belle."

"Yes, you do… and I think it's adorable." She kissed him on the cheek. "So you want me to sleep in your bed every night?"

"Yes, it's warmer for both of us and you've been asking every night." He refused to meet her eyes.

Belle's lips were curling into a smile. "I don't want to put you out just because I like being next to you. If you'd rather not…"

He cut her off before she could finish. "I want you to be comfortable… there's obviously something bothering you if you don't want to sleep alone. Plus, like I said, it's warmer this way."

Belle giggled again. "It would be warmer if we wore night clothes. Where did our clothing go?"

Rumple felt himself blushing again. He could see that he wasn't going to get out of this gracefully. "I don't know. I guess I wanted to feel your bare skin against mine."

Belle kissed him again. "Thank you." She hugged him. Then she suggested something she wanted and knew he would like. "I think we should bathe together again tonight."

"Yes, we should." He didn't think this day could get better. Bathing together was his favorite activity. He would be able to touch every inch of her body as he helped her bathe… and she would do the same to him. He was already responding. Gods, did his body ever not respond to her?

After a little while Belle suggested that they get up. She would make breakfast and get started with her chores.

Rumple reluctantly agreed and let Belle leave him alone in the bed. He felt empty and lonely as soon as she was gone. What was wrong with him? He was the Dark One and he was acting like a lovesick schoolboy. His heart stopped beating in his chest. What was he thinking? He surely wasn't in love with her, was he? He tried to erase the thought from his brain. He was already acting like a fool. He didn't want to think like one too.

He got ready and headed down for breakfast. His heart had resumed beating, but it was beating fast and loudly. He felt irritated with himself and with it.

He sat at the table and pretended to read until Belle entered the room. She greeted him with a huge smile and his heart beat faster. He smiled in return despite his best efforts not to do so.

Belle placed his plate in front of him and lightly caressed his neck. His heart beat even faster. Belle sat down next to him and they ate their meal in relative silence.

"I'm going to spend the day in the tower, Belle. I won't be down for lunch. I'll see you at dinner tonight."

"OK. I have a lot to do today. I'm going to make something special for dinner."

He rose and got ready to leave. She bit her lower lip. "I'll miss you."

He began to walk away. He could feel her eyes following him as he left the room. He made his way up to the tower and attempted to work on one of his formulas. His thoughts kept wandering back to Belle. He kept seeing her on her hands and knees washing the floor with her perfect little butt lifted into the air and her breasts visible as she leaned forward. He thought about how she would be giggling at his quips and listening to his stories. He thought about how he wouldn't feel lonely when she sat next to him or smiled at him. And he thought about how happy he felt when she hugged him or stroked his hair. She made him feel human and special and cared for.

He decided to ditch the tower and go back downstairs. He found Belle staring intently at a cook book.

"Belle." He grabbed her from behind and kissed her on the neck.

She let out a little squeak. "You scared me. I thought you were going to spend the day in the tower."

"Change of plans." He ran his hands up her sides and cupped her breasts. She responded to his boldness. She seemed to like it.

"Rumple." Her voice was stern. "I need to concentrate on what I'm doing."

"Do you?" Her body was telling him otherwise. He was getting better at reading her.

She turned to look at him. Then she kissed him on the forehead, on the nose and on both cheeks. "I like being with you too. I miss you when you're away from me."

She put her hand on his chest and he knew she could feel his heart wildly beating. She'd just kissed him several times.

"Did you like that?" She caressed his cheek where she had just kissed it.

"Yes…." He caressed her cheek in return and kissed her back. His voice was low and husky.

"Good. Maybe you were right about not wearing any clothing to bed. I want to kiss a lot more of you and I don't want our clothes to get in the way." She ran her fingers through his hair.

Every fiber in his body responded to her words and touch. He did not know if he was going to survive what she was doing to him. And, frankly, at that moment, he didn't even care.